It is difficult to find a more powerful passage in Scripture than Ephesians 2. “God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins. . .” Somewhere in our youth we lose our innocence. ...
It finally snowed here in New England. We’ve had barely a flake from November first until now. It’s a heavy snow and the city snowplow built quite a barrier across the end of our driveway. Grabbing the snow shovel I headed out to the barrier...
We have a flock of gold finches that are just tanking on our thistle feeders. For days now they have devoured so many Nyjer seeds we have to refill them every day. While I am happy to provide sustenance to these lovely creatures I fear...
This morning I watched a 7th grade math teacher instruct her students how to solve a ratio/proportion problem using an algorithm. At the end of the lesson, after the students were gone, I mentioned that there is a much easier way to solve the problem. ...
On the way into the Kodak Theater for the Academy Awards people dressed in their finest walked the red carpet, being interviewed for their moment in the spotlight. Robin Roberts from ABC was one of the interviewers and when referring to their clothes she said...
Most commentaries list about 32 -35 miracles of Jesus. But we should not forget such interesting verses as Matthew 4:23, “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” And...
The King James Version renders Exodus 20:5 as follows, “I the LORD thy God am a jealous God.” I remember sitting in church reading my Bible, often it was much more interesting than the sermon. I was puzzled by this verse. I thought, “Wow, that’s...
It is an outrageous thing to be a teacher. It assumes that someone knows something others don’t know. That is not so difficult to conceive when someone knows how to read or do math, but once we advance past the fundamentals it isn’t so clear-cut....
Millions of tons of debris from last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan is making its way across the Pacific to our western shore. It will be yet another year before the bulk of it arrives. Needless to say, it will be unwelcome as it...
My wife and I had the splendid opportunity to visit one of our former students. She is teaching in a one room school in Vermont. What we observed was idyllic. Nestled in a rural environment surrounded by the glorious Green Mountains is a place every...